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The Relay blog is a space for educators, school leaders, and changemakers committed to expanding opportunity for every student. Here, we share practical strategies, classroom insights, research, and stories from schools and communities across the country. Grounded in practice and shaped by the experiences of educators in the field, these perspectives are meant to inspire connection, spark new ideas, and support the important work happening in classrooms every day.
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June 18, 2019
Relay Graduate School of Education Leases New Headquarters Location at 25 Broadway
Transwestern Advises Nonprofit’s Real Estate Strategy to Support College’s Mission
May 31, 2019
Serving Students With Special Needs: Five Key Values We Instill in Our Leaders
By Toni Barton, Dean of Special Education Leadership Programs at Relay Graduate School of Education
May 28, 2019
Three ways to help teachers support our youngest learners
Lessons from the nation's capital.
May 6, 2019
It's a Tough Time for Teachers. Here's Why I'm Joining the Profession.
By Harrison Gaskins, a kindergarten teacher at KIPP Vision Primary in Atlanta and a Relay Graduate School resident
April 11, 2019
To Differentiate or To Track?
Submission By Zachary Wright, Assistant Professor of Practice, Relay GSE
April 10, 2019
National teacher residency program approved to launch in Indianapolis
Indiana State Board of Education approves Relay GSE to prepare teachers for Indiana teaching certification.
Spotlight on: Relay's People
June 17, 2025
Employee Spotlight: Antwan Allen
In this month’s Employee Spotlight, learn how Antwan’s passion for teaching led him from the Harlem school he once attended to becoming a professor, curriculum designer, and mentor at Relay. A former principal and one of the key architects of Relay’s practice-and feedback-based 2.0 curriculum, Antwan shares what drives his work and why diversifying the teacher workforce is a mission he leads with heart.
May 14, 2025
Employee Spotlight: LaResha Jola-Isiba
This month, we are thrilled to feature Relay’s Vice President of Strategic Initiatives, LaResha Jola-Isiba. From aspiring lawyer to educational operations leader, LaResha’s journey has been anything but conventional. After discovering her passion during a volunteer stint in D.C. schools, she pivoted from the courtroom to the classroom and eventually into school operations, where she found her true calling. Since joining Relay in 2019, LaResha has brought her problem-solving mindset and people-first leadership to every space she enters, helping teams align resources and talent toward shared goals. Outside of work, she enjoys spending time outside with her husband and daughter, watching football, and decorating sweet treats. In addition, Her most fulfilling passion project is personal finance coaching, through which she helps people reach their financial goals.
